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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK

September 11, 2021

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Sep 11, 2021, 2:42 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 12, 2021, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 11, 2021, 2:42 PM AKDT (22:42 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 12, 2021, 7:00 PM AKDT
Expired
Sep 13, 2021, 9:21 AM AKDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

971 
WWAK73 PAFG 112242
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021

AKZ223-121600-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0600Z-210914T0000Z/
Deltana and Tanana Flats-
Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, 
Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake
242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM AKDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Deltana and Tanana Flats.

* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 4 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

AKZ225-121600-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/
Denali-
Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek,
and Kantishna
242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Denali.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

AKZ226-121600-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/
Eastern Alaska Range-
Including the cities of Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, 
Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake
242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
118 
WWAK73 PAFG 121015
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

AKZ223-130300-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0600Z-210914T0000Z/
Deltana and Tanana Flats-
Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, 
Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake
215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Delta Junction South.

* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 4 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

AKZ225-130300-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/
Denali-
Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek,
and Kantishna
215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Denali.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

AKZ226-130300-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/
Eastern Alaska Range-
Including the cities of Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, 
Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake
215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
793 
WWAK73 PAFG 130625
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

AKZ223-140000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0000Z/
Deltana and Tanana Flats-
Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, 
Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake
1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Delta Junction South.

* WHEN...Through 4 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

AKZ225-140300-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0300Z/
Denali-
Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek,
and Kantishna
1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Denali.

* WHEN...Through 7 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

AKZ226-140300-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0300Z/
Eastern Alaska Range-
Including the cities of Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, 
Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake
1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range.

* WHEN...Through 7 PM AKDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
830 
WWAK73 PAFG 131721
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
921 AM AKDT Mon Sep 13 2021

AKZ225-226-131830-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0300Z/
Denali-Eastern Alaska Range-
Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek,
Kantishna, Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, 
Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake
921 AM AKDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have subsided.

$$

AKZ223-131830-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0000Z/
Deltana and Tanana Flats-
Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, 
Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake
921 AM AKDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have subsided.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Sep 11, 2:18 AM AKDT, 12 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 2:18 AM AKDT, 12 hours 24 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
218 AM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
Clouds and showers over the Central and Eastern Interior this
morning will give way to mostly sunny and dry conditions this
afternoon. Winds will increase through the Alaska Range Passes
and along the Northern Foothills of the Alaska Range Sunday
evening and will continue into Monday with temperatures reaching
into the 60s once again. The West Coast and Western Interior will
continue with periods of clouds and showers as a front stalls out
over the area. Low ceilings and fog will continue along the Arctic
Coast to the east of Point Barrow while inland areas of the North
Slope will see a bit of clearing.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Upper Levels and Analysis...
Aloft at 500 hpa, a deep trough remains over the Chukchi Sea
southward through the Bering Strait and into the Central Bering
Sea. This trough will become highly amplified and will stretch
from the pole southward into the Northern Pacific by Sunday. A
weak ridge aloft over Southwest Alaska this morning will push
rapidly east and build to the north over the Central and Eastern
Interior by Sunday morning. Strong southerly flow will develop
over the Central and Eastern Alaska Range by Sunday afternoon and
into Monday and will produce strong winds through the Alaska Range
Passes and along the Northern Foothills of the Alaska Range.

At the surface, a front stretching from a low near St Lawrence
Island north and eastward over the Central and Eastern Interior
will continue to push northward today reaching the Brooks Range by
early afternoon. Behind the front mostly sunny conditions will
dominate the Central and Eastern Interior along with temperatures
reaching into the upper 50s today and into the 60s on Sunday. A
second weak low currently over the YK Delta will move slowly north
along the West Coast and will bring periods of rain along the
coast as well as the Western Interior. into Sunday. A third low
pressure system will develop in the Southern Bering Sea and will
push east into Bristol Bay on Sunday and will bring another round
of rain to the West Coast and Western Interior south of Galena
Sunday.

Central and Eastern Interior...Clouds and periods of rain will
slowly diminish through the day today from south to north as a
front pushes north of Fairbanks into the Brooks Range with some
patchy fog developing this morning especially over areas that
receive rain. Once the front moves northward, expect clear and
drying conditions to return through the rest of the weekend.
Expect high temperatures on today to be slightly cooler with mid
to upper 50s but by Sunday expect afternoon high temperatures to
reach lower to mid 60s. Strong and gusty winds are expected to
develop along and near the Alaska Range Passes as well as the
northern foothills of the Alaska Range as a mountain wave develops
and brings stronger winds aloft down to the surface beginning
Sunday evening and continuing into Monday. Wind gusts in the 55
mph to 65 mph range are possible in these areas.

North Slope and Brooks Range...
Dense fog continues this morning particularly from Deadhorse to
Barter Island and will be difficult to improve as as easterly
flow continues. Areas north of the Brooks Range will remain dry
through the weekend as high pressure remains situated over Arctic
waters. Temperatures will remain seasonal through the weekend.

West Coast and Western Interior...
Wet and cooler pattern continues across West Coast and Western
Interior and the wet pattern is expected to continue as surface
lows will remain in the Bering Sea which will bring periods of
precipitation into Sunday. Temperatures will remain near or
slightly below normal through the weekend.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Rivers in the Kobuk and Noatak Valley remain near bankfull and
continue to run high through the weekend as result of rainfall
through the previous week.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ245.
&&

CCC SEP 21

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 4:48 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG24 hr
Sep 11, 3:34 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.